National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Vancouver 3, Chicago 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Where: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia
Referees: Marc Joannette, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Vaughan Rody
Attendance: 18890

Daniel Sedin scored at 3:37 of overtime to lift the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.

Sedin took a pass from behind the net from brother Henrik and whipped a shot past Corey Crawford to give the Canucks their third straight victory and sent the Blackhawks to their third consecutive defeat.

Ryan Kesler and Cody Hodgson also scored for Vancouver, which split the first two meetings with Chicago this season.

Cory Schneider turned aside 37 shots to win his fourth straight start. He made a spectacular save while flat on his stomach to rob Chicago newcomer Brendan Morrison late in the second period.

Jamal Mayers and Viktor Stalberg scored to give the Blackhawks a 2-1 lead, but Hodgson delivered the equalizer at 4:08 of the third for his eighth goal in the past 18 games.

Kesler put Vancouver in front at the eight-minute mark of the first period, using defenseman Duncan Keith as a screen before snapping a short past Crawford.

Chicago captain Jonathan Toews and winger Patrick Sharp returned to the lineup after missing one and eight games, respectively, with wrist injuries.
Top Game Performances
 
Chicago   Vancouver
Jamal Mayers 1 Points Alexander Edler 2
Jamal Mayers 1 Goals Cody Hodgson 1
Patrick Kane 1 Assists Alexander Edler 2
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Corey Crawford .909 Save Percentage Cory Schneider .949
Corey Crawford 30 Saves Cory Schneider 37
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Chicago 39 2 0-2 0-0 0 20
Vancouver 33 3 0-0 2-2 4 42
Upcoming Games
  • Vancouver will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Canucks have a W/L % of .581 after a win and .684 after a loss.
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .586 after a win and .545 after a loss.